Supreme Court of Missouri / Apr 30, 2019
Incline Village Board of Trustees, Respondent, vs. Matthew F. Edler and Andrea Edler, Appellants.
Matthew and Andrea Edler appealed a judgment ordering them to remove a dock they built on Main Lake, an artificial lake owned by the Incline Village Board of Trustees, and awarding attorney's fees to the Trustees. The Supreme Court of Missouri affirmed the order to remove the dock, holding that riparian rights do not arise from owning land abutting an artificial lake without an easement or other grant. However, the Court reversed the award of attorney's fees, concluding that the Edlers' actions did not constitute "special circumstances" justifying such an award.